At the Toronto International Film Festival for August: Osage County, Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom and Philomena amongst others, The Weinstein Company, headed by co-chairman Harvey Weinstein, has purchased the U.S distribution rights to John Carney's musical drama Can A Song Save Your Life? starring Mark Ruffalo, Keira Knightley and Maroon 5 lead singer Adam Levine in his feature debut. The film follows the relationship between music producer Dan (Ruffalo) and young singer-songwriter Greta (Knightley) and also stars Catherine Keener and Hailee Steinfeld. It marks a return to musical terrain for Irish director John Carney, after 2006's Once. TWC was in auction with Lionsgate following an exuberant world premiere that sparked buyer interest, but eventually came out the winners in a $7 million deal. ~Raj-Kabir Birk